رسالة د. كهلان الخروصي

… Someone wanting to trace back some of the Ib~‡‚ fiqh features to their origins will have to conclude from the evidence of the book that the Ib~‡‚ juristic features had been formed as early as the formative time of Ib~‡ism. Some of these features are: the recitation of sƒrat al-F~tiˆa only in al-Œuhr and al-`a‰r prayers as in tradition [9]، the safar prayer: when a traveller should start shortening his prayer and for how long (traditions [175]، [211]، [260]، [296]، [298]، [299]، [303]، [304] and [306]); disapproval of wiping one’s footwear when performing wu‡ƒ|; and the disapproval of reciting du`~| al-qunƒt (invocation of God against certain enemies، inserted in the prayer). There are many such juristic points in the book but the ones just mentioned are the ones which characterise the Ib~‡‚ school down to the present time as far as fiqh is concerned. This، however، does not mean that other opinions and traditions are of no significance. On the contrary، they give us a brilliant picture of many aspects of the society of Basra at the time of the compilation of the material of this work. A large number of the matters discussed were about slaves and their rights، relationships with their masters and different legal ways of liberating them (`itq، muk~taba، tadb‚r، etc). There are many items regarding non-Muslims living in Basra Christians، Jews and Zoroastrians: their food، marriage affairs، social conduct، criminal affairs، embracing Islam، etc.⁽¹⁾